8 U.S.C. § 1303 | Registration of special groups

(a)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 1301 and 1302 of this title, the Attorney General is authorized to prescribe special regulations and forms for the registration and fingerprinting of (1) alien crewmen, (2) holders of border-crossing identification cards, (3) aliens confined in institutions within the United States, (4) aliens under order of removal, (5) aliens who are or have been on criminal probation or criminal parole within the United States, and (6) aliens of any other class not lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence.

(b)

section 1302 of this title The provisions of and of this section shall not be applicable to any alien who is in the United States as a nonimmigrant under section 1101(a)(15)(A) or (a)(15)(G) of this title until the alien ceases to be entitled to such a nonimmigrant status.

June 27, 1952, ch. 477 66 Stat. 224 Pub. L. 104–208, div. C, title IIISept. 30, 1996110 Stat. 3009–619(, title II, ch. 7, § 263, ; , §§ 308(e)(1)(J), 323, , , 3009–629.)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 104–208, § 308(e)(1)(J)1996—Subsec. (a)(4). , substituted “removal” for “deportation”.

Pub. L. 104–208, § 323Subsec. (a)(5), (6). , added cl. (5) and redesignated former cl. (5) as (6).

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1996 Amendment

section 308(e)(1)(J) of Pub. L. 104–208Sept. 30, 1996section 309 of Pub. L. 104–208 section 1101 of this titleAmendment by effective, with certain transitional provisions, on the first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days after , see , set out as a note under .

Abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service and Transfer of Functions

section 1551 of this titleFor abolition of Immigration and Naturalization Service, transfer of functions, and treatment of related references, see note set out under .

References to Order of Removal Deemed To Include Order of Exclusion and Deportation

section 309(d)(2) of Pub. L. 104–208 section 1101 of this titleFor purposes of carrying out this chapter, any reference in law to an order of removal is deemed to include a reference to an order of exclusion and deportation or an order of deportation, see , set out in an Effective Date of 1996 Amendments note under .